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From Teacher Attrition to Teacher Retention: The Role of School Principals

Karen Balmer

This quantitative study explored the role of school principals as an intervention to the teacher shortage crisis in the United States. The shortage of teachers is not a new topic in public policy and research; however, the strategies set...
Uncovering the Links: Drug Use, Mental Health, and Undergraduate Student Academic Success Using Data from the 2022–2023 Healthy Minds Study

Brooke Inez Ellingson Eischens

Substance use and mental health challenges are prevalent among college students, raising concerns about their impact on academic success. Using secondary data from the 2022–2023 Healthy Minds Study (N = 76,406), this study examined assoc...
Navigating the Crossroads: Peer Academic Support, On-Campus Work Experiences, and the Journey Toward Self-Authorship

Sarah Michelle Kofler

Leaders of higher education institutions often articulate goals for undergraduate students’ academic and social development that correspond with the essential learning outcomes identified by the American Association of Colleges and Unive...
Teachers’ Attrition: Relationship Between Principals’ Communication and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction

Jason Robert Menth

This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and teachers’ satisfaction with their salary, the number of years teaching, and the principals’ communication about the kind of school they want. Teacher attriti...
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Minnesota's PSEO Students: A Qualitative Exploration

Joel Edward Olson

In my dissertation, Understanding the Lived Experiences of Minnesota's PSEO Students: A Qualitative Exploration, I explored students’ experiences of the transition from high school to college via Minnesota’s PSEO program. As a Bethel Uni...
The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Professional Quality of Life: Assessing Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction in Minnesota Teachers

Jaclyn Rehmke

This study explored the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and professional quality of life among Minnesota special education teachers, focusing on compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. ...
From the Back of the Room: A Paraprofessional Perspective of Collaboration and Self- Efficacy in the Secondary Classroom

Lindsay Seim

This non-experimental, quantitative study investigated the relationship between secondary paraprofessionals' self-reported perceptions of collaboration and self-efficacy in secondary classrooms. The purpose was to explore statistically s...
Divorcing Your OPM: Moving from an Outsourced Online Program Management Model to a New Online Program Management Model: A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study

Andrea Carroll-Glover

The demand for flexible online learning models, fueled by technological advancements and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has necessitated creative solutions to support millions of students enrolled in online programs. Higher Educat...
Facing History: A Systematic Literature Review of the Intersection of Trauma-Informed Education, Critical Race Theory, and Ubuntu in K-12 History Classrooms

Karrah Marie Cheruiyot

Since the publication of the 1619 Project in 2019, history classrooms have encountered heightened scrutiny, prompting a profound examination of pedagogical practices. The discourse surrounding the teaching of history to K-12 students has...
Exploring the Current Reality of Supporting Multilingual Learners in Greater Minnesota: Bridging Practice and Policy to Plan Forward

Amanda Lee Tegels

The purpose of this study was to understand the current reality of multilingual learner supports in schools in Greater Minnesota and align that current reality with the Minnesota Learning English for Academic Proficiency and Success (LEA...
The Perception of Asian Students Enrolled in an Online Theological Degree Program on their Learning Experience Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

Kelvin Kian Teck Teo

The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to understand the lived experiences of Asian theological students as they transitioned from face-to-face to online learning while enrolled in an onsite theological degree program ...
Stress in the Clinical Education Environment: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Physical Therapy Students

Christina E. P. Anderson

Many Americans experience high levels of stress, particularly young adults and college students. Stress has been found to be particularly high among students in the health professions, including physical therapy students. High levels of ...
The Push and Pull of Presidential Priorities: The Lived Experiences of College Presidents

Brandon Huisman

This dissertation explores the intricate interplay of presidential priorities in the evolving landscape of higher education, particularly within the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). Over the past 15 years, college p...
Social-Emotional Learning and Teachers’ Cultural Competency: The Relationship Between Implementation Practices and Student Outcomes

Sarah Lynn Skytte Rothstein

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine (1) the relationship between teachers’ perceived cultural competence and the perceived implementation of culturally responsive Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) practices, conditional o...
Perceptions of Somali Parents Regarding the Impact of the Parent Academy Program on Their School Engagement Capacity

Abdisalam A. Adam

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Somali parents about the Parent Academy program in Saint Paul Schools and whether it impacted their school engagement capacity. The research was a qualitative phenomenologic...
The “Most Important Asset”: An Exploratory Comparative Case Study of Factors Influencing Faculty Hiring and Faculty Composition at Two Small, Private Colleges in Iowa

Jamii Claiborne

The faculty composition in U.S. higher education has changed significantly over recent decades (AAUP, 2020; Hurlburt & McGarrah, 2016b; Schuster & Finkelstein, 2006). What was once a faculty model dominated by tenured and tenure-track fa...
The Relationship Between Staff Burnout and Staff Morale in Private International Schools in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Asif Mehmood

This research examined the significance of the relationship between educators' burnout and morale in three private international schools in Sharjah, UAE. Correlations between individual variables from the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educat...
Implementation of Tiered Systems of Support at Secondary Schools in Minnesota

Beth Arlene Praska

The purpose of this study was to examine data regarding the implementation of critical components of the Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework in Minnesota public secondary schools, defined as middle and high schools that serv...
A Study of the Implementation Process of Interventions to Address Racial Disproportionalities in Student Discipline

Katie Stennes

Beginning in the fall of 2017, forty-one districts and charter schools entered into three-year legal agreements with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to reduce the racial disproportionality in their district or school’s exclusion...
Emotions in Educators Implementing a Social-Emotional Development Framework

Cindy Stolp

This qualitative study explored the emotions of early childhood educators implementing the Pyramid Model social-emotional framework. The semi-structured interviews with 11 educators included discussing emotions correlated to Pyramid Mode...
An Exploratory Comparative Case Study of Successful Fundraising Operations at Three Small, Private, Christian Universities

James Bender

Literature suggests that the challenges currently facing higher education will continue, increasing the pressure on institutions to discover and cultivate new funding sources outside of the traditional avenues of tuition, room, board, an...
Online Special Education Teachers’ Use of Best Practices in Online Education: Comparisons with General Education Teachers, Supporting Factors, and Barriers to Implementation

Kelly Dietrich

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the use of best practices for K-12 general education teachers and special education teachers in Minnesota K-12 approved online learning programs. Additionally, the relatio...
Disproportionality of Women in STEM Careers

Rachel J. Lanquist

Despite inclusion efforts for women to be equally represented across all disciplines and at all career levels in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), there remains a significant gap between males and females within t...
The Lived Experiences of Students with High Functioning Autism in Higher Education

Aida Miles

A growing number of students with high functioning autism (HFA) are entering higher education; this number is expected to grow as the prevalence of autism continues to rise. Students with HFA face many challenges when entering higher edu...
Marginalized Voices: Stories of Resilience Among At-Risk Youth in Southern China

Lynne Picker

The stories of at-risk minority youth living in rural southern China, are stories waiting to be told. These are the stories of trauma and courage as they discover their pathway from risk to resilience. This study points to the need for c...